# CVE-2026-29067: ZITADEL Vulnerable to Account Takeover Due to Improper Instance Validation in V2 Login

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-29067-zitadel-vulnerable-to-account-takeover-due-to-improper-instance  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-29067 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-12-15

ZITADEL Vulnerable to Account Takeover Due to Improper Instance Validation in V2 Login in github.com/zitadel/zitadel

Technologies: [github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-zitadel-zitadel), [github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-zitadel-zitadel-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-29067 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-29067 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-29067?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e,introduced=1.83.4; github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-29067?** Yes. github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go): upgrade to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e or later; github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go): upgrade to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-29067?** Check whether you run github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) or github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go): upgrade to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/zitadel/zitadel@v1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e
  ```

- github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go): upgrade to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2@v1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e,introduced=1.83.4
- github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251208091519-4c879b47334e

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-29067
- GHSA-pfrf-9r5f-73f5
- GO-2025-4212

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